Safe Searching With Google What is Google? Google uses text matching-When searching with Google, you'll receive a list of Web pages that match all the key words that you use to search for information exactly how you type them. This is useful when you have a good idea of the information you hope to find. Your computer will identify the pages on the Internet that contain the text in your search query and will then sort the list of search results according to how important it thinks each site is. Introduction Watch the following short video clip about tips using Google search by clicking on the link below. www.schooltube.com/video/8671ab103ba2504cb94b/Using%20Google%20Scholar Instructions
6. Which state was misspelled in the signature area of the U.S. Constitution? 7. Why didn't Thomas Jefferson sign the U.S. Constitution? 8. Who was the oldest to sign the U.S. Constiution? 9. Who was considered the Expounder of the U.S. Constitution? 10. Who actually hand wrote the U.S. Constitution?
It is "Flashback Friday"! What is one thing you have done this year that you would like to do again?
Buying and selling on the Internet have changed the way we live. No longer are we required to go to the store to find our favorite products – we can now perform a web search to locate, compare, and buy goods and services. This has changed things not only for consumers, but also for business owners. In this project you are going to investigate e-Commerce from a consumer standpoint, and see how to shop online, avoid Internet fraud, and locate reseller ratings. What is e-commerce? E-commerce refers to conducting business using the Internet. This includes online banking, trading stocks, and purchasing goods and services. E-commerce has become a fact of modern life, with millions of people now shopping regularly from the convenience of their computers. Many retailers have websites where you can purchase products online, including clothing, flowers, pet food, and even tonight's dinner. e-Commerce as a Consumer With everyone shopping online, how can you protect yourself as a consumer? Check out this video on "How to Shop Online"websitebuilders.com/how-to/smart-shopping-at-a-glance/shop-online/ from Learnthenet.org. You will learn how to buy online, and how to avoid scams. Now check out this video, Shopping Safely Online. Here is a great info graphic to remind you how to shop online most effectively. Check out the reseller ratings of any potential seller BEFORE you buy to make sure they are reputable, honest and trustworthy! Watch “Online Reviews and Recommendations” video to learn how to critically look for customer reviews and recommendations. Key Points to Remember When Shopping Online: ·Shop with businesses you know and trust. ·Shop from secure sites that contain "https://" in the web address (the s means that the website is secure). ·Use a credit card from a reputable company; one that provides protection from scams, theft, and illegal use. ·Never send your credit card number or social security number by email. ·Watch out for "too good to be true" deals. ·Look out for excessive shipping or hidden costs. ·Print or save a copy of your order for your records. ·Protect yourself from identify theft, scams and rip-offs by being e-smart! If you are a victim, report your complaint to the Internet Crime Complaint Center orthe Federal TradeCommision. Assignment You are going to be getting a new smartphone (let’s pretend ;0). Before Ms. Malone issues you a mobile smartphone device, you need to research what is the "real" cost of a smartphone over a two year contract. To make it simple you will choose an iPhone for this activity. You are going to download the provided spreadsheet and input the cost of the various items into the spreadsheet to determine the "real" cost of the smartphone. The formulas have been entered for you so all you have to do is enter the cost data. Part 1: Comparing Products In Part 1, you are going to select an electronic device, look at three different brands, compare products and select the best choice for you based on features rating and value. You will begin by searching for information online, recording that data, and selecting the product. Steps: 1. Download the Buyer Beware Data Chart at the bottom of this page, Save it to you’re My Documents folder and then Upload it into your Google Drive (You will need to right click on this document and select Open With-> Google Docs). 2. Select an electronic device you would like to investigate. (ie. television, cell phone, camera, tablet, mp3 player, etc.) 3. List 3 features that would be important to you if you were to purchase this item before you begin comparing your devices. 4. Choose three different brands of that product to compare. (ie. iPad, Google Nexus, Kindle Fire, Samsung Galaxy) . 5. Do an initial search of each of the devices using Google Shopping or just a plain search and find at least two prices listed for each device. Get an “average” or “mean” price for each devices and add it to the data chart. 6. Looking at the must have features you would like your product to have, select two main features that you can compare. (ie. screen size, storage size, battery life, etc.) 7. Research the features on the three devices and list your findings in the data chart. 8. Now check for consumer reviews. Most online stores have their own product reviews from customers. Go to Amazon and look for each of your 3 devices. Find and list the star rating for each of your products. 9. Next, read a few reviews and comments for each of your products. List one negative and one positive comment for each product in your data chart. **Make sure that when you are reading a negative review, that it is a reasonable critique. Some issues people complain about have nothing to do with the company (strange but true). 10. Compare the all of the data you recorded for the three products. Which product do you think is the best using the data collected about the products. 11. On the data chart list your final informed choice of product and store. Write a paragraph that includes your choices and at least 2 supporting details or evidence to support your choice of product and 2 supporting details or evidence to support your choice of company/store. Sharing Your DocumentWhen you are done, share this completed document with your teacher by clicking on Share->Make your document Public & then add Ms Malone's email address at [email protected]. It is time to buckle your seatbelts and finish the year off in style! These next weeks will go fast and furious!
Today is WALT DISNEY WEDNESDAY! What is your favorite Disney movie and why? It is THINK ABOUT IT THURSDAY! What does this quote mean to you? "We must all face the choice between what is RIGHT and what is EASY." ~Albus Dumbledore ASSIGNMENT: The Excel Crossword - Character Traits is due today! After you have turned it in, continue with the assignment below. You will need your earphones for this assignment. sites.google.com/site/animationworkshop14/initial-activity-resources You were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness." ~ Zig Zig
It is Make It Monday! What is one thing that you would like to learn to make (recipe, craft, or project)? Today is Tell Me About It Tuesday! Tell me about what has been your favorite thing about this school year so far. ASSIGNMENT: What Are Character Traits? Character traits are all the aspects of a person’s behavior and attitudes that make up that person’s personality. Everyone has character traits, both good and bad. Even characters in books have character traits. Character traits are often shown with descriptive adjectives, like patient, unfaithful, or jealous. For this assignment we are going to focus solely focus on our positive character traits. Step 1Identify 15 character traits that describe you and your personality (Who you are). Use the list below to identify 15 Character Traits that describe you and your personality (feel free to research other traits that you feel would describe your personality). Sample List of Character Traits Create a new Google Drive Document and list each of your 15 traits (Do Not number them). Once your 15 traits are listed, use the internet to define each one of your 15 character traits in your Google Drive document. **Do not use a dash to separate your trait from your definition (see example below). Each definition should be written in your own words and will be referred as the clues to your crossword puzzle from here on out. Happy Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment Step 2 Once you have your 15 words and clues typed out in Google Drive, go to Puzzle Maker to format your puzzle.Follow the directions for creating the format or skeleton of your crossword puzzle. Make sure you include your name in step 1, as the title. This will distinguish your crossword from the other student's crossword when they are printed out. Print out your crossword skeleton. Once you print out your crossword puzzle skeleton, you will need to actually complete it with a pencil. This should be very simple as you already have all of the clues and answers typed out in your Google Drive. Step 3 Open up a new Excel spreadsheet. You will now enter all 15 of your words into your spreadsheet. You want a blank column to appear on both the left and right side of your crossword as well as a blank row above and below your crossword. You will type in one letter for each state in each cell, recreating the exact crossword puzzle you just printed off from Puzzle Maker. The How to Video below shows two words entered. Entering Words in Your Excel Worksheet How to Video Follow the directions below to format your crossword puzzle/ spreadsheet. Place all borders around all your words in the puzzle and center align text in cells both vertically and horizontally. Do not add borders to any of the blank cells. Click on Borders tab on the Formatting toolbar Vertically and Horizontally align your text in the cells. Select the cells with the text and click the vertical and horizontal alignment buttons on the Home tab. Add Borders and Vertically and Center Align Text How to Video Change the Size of the Cells.Select all the cells in your worksheet by clicking the box above the number 1 and to the left of the A column. · Click on Format -> Column-> Width · Set the column width to 5 at the Column Width dialog box.
Add a Solid Fill to the Empty Cells That Do Not Contain Text ·Select the empty cells by holding down the left mouse and dragging over them. Click on the fill paint can and select a color. The fill color will then be applied to the empty cells. You will have to do this in sections so that you don't select the cells that contain text. Adding Clues By Inserting Comments To Your Puzzle.· Make sure you have your crossword you generated using Puzzle Maker that contains your clues. Right click on the first letter of the word of one of your words and select Insert Comment. Make sure you include Across and Down in your comment box. You can change the font color or fill color of your comment. ·Add all 15 clues to your interactive crossword. The How to Video demonstrates how to insert one comment but you will add all ten comments to your puzzle. ·Format each comment using the buttons on the formatting toolbar. Adding Comments and Formatting How to Video Step 4 Adding Conditional Formatting The next step is to add conditional formatting to the cell so that when the correct letters are placed in the cell the cell will turn green and green text will appear in the cell. If the text is incorrect the letter will appear red. Click in one of the letters in the puzzle. Click Format -> Conditional Formatting and select Highlight Cells Rules then select Text that Contains. To select more than one cell that contains the same letter hold the Control key down while selecting. The letter that appears in the cell that you have selected should appear in Format cells that contain the text box. Select Green Fill with Dark Green Text and Click OK to apply the conditional formatting to the cell. Now we need to add the incorrect response conditional formatting, turning the text red if it is incorrect to the same text cell.With the same Conditional Formatting box open, Click Add. At the New Formatting Rule Type, select Format only cells that contain, Edit the rule description and select Cell Value > Not Equal To> F and then click the Format button. Select font color red. Click Ok to close the format cells dialog box and click OK to apply the conditional formatting to your cell. Check it out by deleting the letter in the cell and typing the correct response then type in an incorrect response. Continue adding conditional formatting to the rest of your cells. Add Conditional Formatting to Puzzle How To Video Step 5 Duplicating Worksheet 1 and Renaming Tabs· Now you will need to create an Answer Key as well as a Blank Crossword. First you will need to duplicate Worksheet 1. To do this while holding down the CTRL key left click on sheet and drag it to the right to create a duplicate copy. Double click on Sheet 1 and name it Crossword then double click on the duplicate sheet and name it Answer Key. How to Duplicate and Rename Worksheets Video Delete Empty Sheets: Sheets 3 and Sheet 4 you don't need so you will delete them. Right click on both sheets and choose delete. How to Delete Unused Sheets Video Delete all Letters in Crossword: Select all cells by clicking on the gray box above row 1 and to the left of column A. With the Home tab selected in the edit section on your ribbon click the clear icon then select Clear Contents. All of the letters in your puzzle should now be cleared. How to Clear All Contents From Your Crossword Puzzle Video Step 6 Inserting WordArt Using the internet, locate a picture/image that represents your positive character traits. Once you locate this picture, right click and save this picture to your My Pictures folder. In your crossword puzzle, click on Insert and insert your saved image into your crossword puzzle. (if Word Art is not visible: Click on View->Toolbars and make sure there is a check mark next to the Drawing toolbar).Insert WordArt How To Video Step 7 Adding ClipArt and a Hyperlink First open the web page you want to create a hyperlink to. Copy the URL-For this activity it will be the http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson175/traits.pdf · Return to your Excel crossword and click on your character trait image to select it. With the Insert tab selected click Hyperlink . · Click in the box where it says Address. Hold down Control->V to paste the address in the box. · Click OK to apply the hyperlink to your graphic. Now when you hover your mouse over the graphic it should appear as a hand and when clicked on will take you to the website. How to Insert ClipArt and a Hyperlink Video Step 8 Sharing Your Crossword Puzzle With Your Teacher
Grading Rubric NAME:_____________________________ Research: 4 3 2 1 0 Student accurately researched required information. Crossword Puzzle: 4 3 2 1 0 All instructions were followed correctly. An answer key is provided on a separate worksheet. Interactiveness: 4 3 2 1 0 Crossword puzzle is fully interactive Clip art is linked to the 50 States Website Wrong answers produce "red" letters Correct answers produce "green letters" Clues are produces when you hover mouse over first letter on puzzle Content: 4 3 2 1 0 A minimum of 15 clues are provided Conventions: 4 3 2 1 0 Spelling and grammar have been checked for errors Answer Key: 4 3 2 1 0 Crossword Puzzle is posted to your electronic portfolio as an attachment and is linked to a sidebar item. Conventions: Spelling and grammar have been accurately checked TOTAL ________ 23-24 A 21-22 B 18-20 C 16-17 D 0-15 F Buying and selling on the Internet have changed the way we live. No longer are we required to go to the store to find our favorite products – we can now perform a web search to locate, compare, and buy goods and services. This has changed things not only for consumers, but also for business owners.
In this project you are going to investigate e-Commerce from a consumer standpoint, and see how to shop online, avoid Internet fraud, and locate reseller ratings. What is e-commerce? E-commerce refers to conducting business using the Internet. This includes online banking, trading stocks, and purchasing goods and services. E-commerce has become a fact of modern life, with millions of people now shopping regularly from the convenience of their computers. Many retailers have websites where you can purchase products online, including clothing, flowers, pet food, and even tonight's dinner. e-Commerce as a Consumer With everyone shopping online, how can you protect yourself as a consumer? Check out this video on "How to Shop Online" websitebuilders.com/how-to/smart-shopping-at-a-glance/shop-online/ from Learnthenet.org. You will learn how to buy online, and how to avoid scams. Now check out this video, Shopping Safely Online. Here is a great info graphic to remind you how to shop online most effectively. Check out the reseller ratings of any potential seller BEFORE you buy to make sure they are reputable, honest and trustworthy! Watch “Online Reviews and Recommendations” video to learn how to critically look for customer reviews and recommendations. Key Points to Remember When Shopping Online: ·Shop with businesses you know and trust. ·Shop from secure sites that contain "https://" in the web address (the s means that the website is secure). ·Use a credit card from a reputable company; one that provides protection from scams, theft, and illegal use. ·Never send your credit card number or social security number by email. ·Watch out for "too good to be true" deals. ·Look out for excessive shipping or hidden costs. ·Print or save a copy of your order for your records. ·Protect yourself from identify theft, scams and rip-offs by being e-smart! If you are a victim, report your complaint to the Internet Crime Complaint Center orthe Federal TradeCommision. Assignment You are going to be getting a new smartphone (let’s pretend ;0). Before Ms. Malone issues you a mobile smartphone device, you need to research what is the "real" cost of a smartphone over a two year contract. To make it simple you will choose an iPhone 6 for this activity. You are going to download the provided spreadsheet and input the cost of the various items into the spreadsheet to determine the "real" cost of the smartphone. The formulas have been entered for you so all you have to do is enter the cost data. Part 1: Comparing Products In Part 1, you are going to select an electronic device, look at three different brands, compare products and select the best choice for you based on features rating and value. You will begin by searching for information online, recording that data, and selecting the product. Steps: 1. Download the Buyer Beware Data Chart at the bottom of this page, Save it to you’re My Documents folder and then Upload it into your Google Drive (You will need to right click on this document and select Open With-> Google Docs). 2. Select an electronic device you would like to investigate. (ie. television, cell phone, camera, tablet, mp3 player, etc.) 3. List 3 features that would be important to you if you were to purchase this item before you begin comparing your devices. 4. Choose three different brands of that product to compare. (ie. iPad, Google Nexus, Kindle Fire, Samsung Galaxy) . 5. Do an initial search of each of the devices using Google Shopping or just a plain search and find at least two prices listed for each device. Get an “average” or “mean” price for each devices and add it to the data chart. 6. Looking at the must have features you would like your product to have, select two main features that you can compare. (ie. screen size, storage size, battery life, etc.) 7. Research the features on the three devices and list your findings in the data chart. 8. Now check for consumer reviews. Most online stores have their own product reviews from customers. Go to Amazon and look for each of your 3 devices. Find and list the star rating for each of your products. 9. Next, read a few reviews and comments for each of your products. List one negative and one positive comment for each product in your data chart. **Make sure that when you are reading a negative review, that it is a reasonable critique. Some issues people complain about have nothing to do with the company (strange but true). 10. Compare the all of the data you recorded for the three products. Which product do you think is the best using the data collected about the products. 11. On the data chart list your final informed choice of product and store. Write a paragraph that includes your choices and at least 2 supporting details or evidence to support your choice of product and 2 supporting details or evidence to support your choice of company/store. Sharing Your DocumentWhen you are done, share this completed document with your teacher by clicking on Share->Make your document Public & then add Mrs. Maurus' email address: [email protected] Comments You do not have permission to add comments. Welcome back! It is time to buckle your seatbelts and finish the year off in style! These next weeks will go fast and furious!
Bell Work: Today is "Finally Friday"! What is one thing you are looking forward to finally being able to do once you get to high school? Assignment: After you have turned in your Powtoon video, please log on to Nitrotype and refresh your keyboarding skills. It has been a while since you challenged each other. "No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow." ~Proverb
BELL WORK: Today is "Thumbs Up Thursday"! What is one thing that happened this week that is REALLY good? ASSIGNMENT: #BeCOURAGEOUS #BeAWESOME #TheSouthBarberWay
BELL WORK: Today is "Wifi Wednesday". What would you do, where would you be, if wifi never existed? ASSIGNMENT: The Powtoon videos are due by tomorrow. If you have turned yours in, you may begin the Character Trait Crossword Puzzle below. What Are Character Traits? Character traits are all the aspects of a person’s behavior and attitudes that make up that person’s personality. Everyone has character traits, both good and bad. Even characters in books have character traits. Character traits are often shown with descriptive adjectives, like patient, unfaithful, or jealous. For this assignment we are going to focus solely focus on our positive character traits. Step 1Identify 15 character traits that describe you and your personality (Who you are). Use the list below to identify 15 Character Traits that describe you and your personality (feel free to research other traits that you feel would describe your personality). Sample List of Character Traits Create a new Google Drive Document and list each of your 15 traits (Do Not number them). Once your 15 traits are listed, use the internet to define each one of your 15 character traits in your Google Drive document. **Do not use a dash to separate your trait from your definition (see example below). Each definition should be written in your own words and will be referred as the clues to your crossword puzzle from here on out. Happy Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment Step 2 Once you have your 15 words and clues typed out in Google Drive, go to Puzzle Maker to format your puzzle.Follow the directions for creating the format or skeleton of your crossword puzzle. Make sure you include your name in step 1, as the title. This will distinguish your crossword from the other student's crossword when they are printed out. Print out your crossword skeleton. Once you print out your crossword puzzle skeleton, you will need to actually complete it with a pencil. This should be very simple as you already have all of the clues and answers typed out in your Google Drive. Step 3 Open up a new Excel spreadsheet. You will now enter all 15 of your words into your spreadsheet. You want a blank column to appear on both the left and right side of your crossword as well as a blank row above and below your crossword. You will type in one letter for each state in each cell, recreating the exact crossword puzzle you just printed off from Puzzle Maker. The How to Video below shows two words entered. Entering Words in Your Excel Worksheet How to Video Follow the directions below to format your crossword puzzle/ spreadsheet. Place all borders around all your words in the puzzle and center align text in cells both vertically and horizontally. Do not add borders to any of the blank cells. Click on Borders tab on the Formatting toolbar Vertically and Horizontally align your text in the cells. Select the cells with the text and click the vertical and horizontal alignment buttons on the Home tab. Add Borders and Vertically and Center Align Text How to Video Change the Size of the Cells.Select all the cells in your worksheet by clicking the box above the number 1 and to the left of the A column. · Click on Format -> Column-> Width · Set the column width to 5 at the Column Width dialog box.
Add a Solid Fill to the Empty Cells That Do Not Contain Text ·Select the empty cells by holding down the left mouse and dragging over them. Click on the fill paint can and select a color. The fill color will then be applied to the empty cells. You will have to do this in sections so that you don't select the cells that contain text. Adding Clues By Inserting Comments To Your Puzzle.· Make sure you have your crossword you generated using Puzzle Maker that contains your clues. Right click on the first letter of the word of one of your words and select Insert Comment. Make sure you include Across and Down in your comment box. You can change the font color or fill color of your comment. ·Add all 15 clues to your interactive crossword. The How to Video demonstrates how to insert one comment but you will add all ten comments to your puzzle. ·Format each comment using the buttons on the formatting toolbar. Adding Comments and Formatting How to Video Step 4 Adding Conditional Formatting The next step is to add conditional formatting to the cell so that when the correct letters are placed in the cell the cell will turn green and green text will appear in the cell. If the text is incorrect the letter will appear red. Click in one of the letters in the puzzle. Click Format -> Conditional Formatting and select Highlight Cells Rules then select Text that Contains. To select more than one cell that contains the same letter hold the Control key down while selecting. The letter that appears in the cell that you have selected should appear in Format cells that contain the text box. Select Green Fill with Dark Green Text and Click OK to apply the conditional formatting to the cell. Now we need to add the incorrect response conditional formatting, turning the text red if it is incorrect to the same text cell.With the same Conditional Formatting box open, Click Add. At the New Formatting Rule Type, select Format only cells that contain, Edit the rule description and select Cell Value > Not Equal To> F and then click the Format button. Select font color red. Click Ok to close the format cells dialog box and click OK to apply the conditional formatting to your cell. Check it out by deleting the letter in the cell and typing the correct response then type in an incorrect response. Continue adding conditional formatting to the rest of your cells. Add Conditional Formatting to Puzzle How To Video Step 5 Duplicating Worksheet 1 and Renaming Tabs· Now you will need to create an Answer Key as well as a Blank Crossword. First you will need to duplicate Worksheet 1. To do this while holding down the CTRL key left click on sheet and drag it to the right to create a duplicate copy. Double click on Sheet 1 and name it Crossword then double click on the duplicate sheet and name it Answer Key. How to Duplicate and Rename Worksheets Video Delete Empty Sheets: Sheets 3 and Sheet 4 you don't need so you will delete them. Right click on both sheets and choose delete. How to Delete Unused Sheets Video Delete all Letters in Crossword: Select all cells by clicking on the gray box above row 1 and to the left of column A. With the Home tab selected in the edit section on your ribbon click the clear icon then select Clear Contents. All of the letters in your puzzle should now be cleared. How to Clear All Contents From Your Crossword Puzzle Video Step 6 Inserting WordArt Using the internet, locate a picture/image that represents your positive character traits. Once you locate this picture, right click and save this picture to your My Pictures folder. In your crossword puzzle, click on Insert and insert your saved image into your crossword puzzle. (if Word Art is not visible: Click on View->Toolbars and make sure there is a check mark next to the Drawing toolbar).Insert WordArt How To Video Step 7 Adding ClipArt and a Hyperlink First open the web page you want to create a hyperlink to. Copy the URL-For this activity it will be the http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson175/traits.pdf · Return to your Excel crossword and click on your character trait image to select it. With the Insert tab selected click Hyperlink . · Click in the box where it says Address. Hold down Control->V to paste the address in the box. · Click OK to apply the hyperlink to your graphic. Now when you hover your mouse over the graphic it should appear as a hand and when clicked on will take you to the website. How to Insert ClipArt and a Hyperlink Video Step 8 Sharing Your Crossword Puzzle With Your Teacher
Grading Rubric NAME:_____________________________ Research: 4 3 2 1 0 Student accurately researched required information. Crossword Puzzle: 4 3 2 1 0 All instructions were followed correctly. An answer key is provided on a separate worksheet. Interactiveness: 4 3 2 1 0 Crossword puzzle is fully interactive Clip art is linked to the 50 States Website Wrong answers produce "red" letters Correct answers produce "green letters" Clues are produces when you hover mouse over first letter on puzzle Content: 4 3 2 1 0 A minimum of 15 clues are provided Conventions: 4 3 2 1 0 Spelling and grammar have been checked for errors Answer Key: 4 3 2 1 0 Crossword Puzzle is posted to your electronic portfolio as an attachment and is linked to a sidebar item. Conventions: Spelling and grammar have been accurately checked TOTAL ________ 23-24 A 21-22 B 18-20 C 16-17 D 0-15 F BELL WORK: Look up three careers that use video editing and name them in your Bell Work document using a complete sentence.
ASSIGNMENT: Powtoons Video - due Friday "Dance as if no one were watching
Sing as if no one were listening And live every day As if it were your last." Irish Proverb BELL WORK: What does the Irish Proverb above mean to you? I am at the League Middle School Scholar's Bowl today. See the instructions below. ASSIGNMENT: The Powtoons.com Short Film is due by the end of the hour Thursday. Scroll down this page to find the tutorials if you need help. As soon as you have finished, please raise your hand for me to view it (and have your rubric ready). When you have finished and shared your video with me, you may play one of the games at the link below: Keyboarding Challenge: www.abcya.com/keyboard.htm or Nitrotype |